Villain? No, I'll catch up with the protagonist after passing the civil service exam.

At 8:00 PM sharp, the first episode of "Officer Lu Online" began airing.

There was no glamorous stage, no sentimental music.

The live stream was set in the special investigation team's office, which was filled with high technology and a hardcore atmosphere.

Lu Jingyan, dressed in a clean casual shirt and wearing his signature gold-rimmed glasses, sat casually behind his desk. There were no cue cards or teleprompter on the desk, only a steaming cup of goji berry tea.

Su Xiaoxiao served as a guest host, sitting on the side with a tablet in her hand, responsible for interacting with netizens.

"Hello everyone, welcome to the first episode of 'Officer Lu Online'. I'm your host, Xiaoxiao."

Su Xiaoxiao waved at the camera with a sweet smile, "I know everyone must have a lot of questions for Captain Lu, so without further ado, let's look at the comments!"

The number of online viewers exceeded 50 million in less than a minute after the live stream started.

The barrage of comments was so dense, like an avalanche, that it was impossible to see the specific content.

"Xiaoxiao, read a few representative ones." Lu Jingyan took a sip of tea, his expression indifferent.

"Okay!"

Su Xiaoxiao swiped through the screen, cleared her throat, and said, "The first question comes from a netizen named 'Don't Ask, You'll Regret It': Officer Lu, my ex-boyfriend is a domineering CEO. When we broke up, he demanded 50 million yuan to get out and threatened to ruin my whole family. What should I do in this situation? I'm waiting for an answer online, it's urgent!"

Lu Jingyan pushed up his glasses, without even needing to think.

"Preserve the evidence and report it to the police immediately. Anyone who demands or gives away large sums of money through threats or coercion with the intent of illegal possession may be suspected of extortion or bribery. Remember, there are no domineering CEOs before the law, only criminal suspects."

[Hahaha! Precision strike! Gu Yanchen sneezed in prison!]

"The second question comes from a netizen named 'My Fate is in My Own Hands, Not Heaven': Officer Lu, I've recently become obsessed with cultivating immortality and feel like I'm about to undergo tribulation, but I'm afraid of being struck by lightning. What should I do?"

"Dear netizen, my country's Meteorological Law stipulates that no organization or individual may engage in activities that affect the weather without authorization. Tribulation is a typical example of artificially inducing lightning; it is recommended that you report this to the meteorological bureau first. Also, cultivating immortality is acceptable, but please do not fly on your sword in no-fly zones, otherwise it will be treated as illegal flight."

[Pfft—Flying on a sword is being treated as illegal flight? I laughed so hard my neighbor came knocking on the door!]

[What the hell?! He needs to report to the weather bureau before undergoing his tribulation?! Is Officer Lu's brain a quantum computer?!]

The atmosphere in the live stream became exceptionally joyful thanks to Lu Jingyan's hardcore popular science approach of "deconstructing everything with the law."

He didn't preach any grand principles; he simply used real (though outrageous) cases to tell the audience what they should and shouldn't do.

"...Regarding the 'substitute literature' case, what I want to say is..."

Lu Jingyan's expression turned serious. "There's nothing wrong with loving someone, but please don't let your love become a shackle that hurts others. And don't cross the line of the law because of so-called 'deep affection'."

"The dead are gone, the living must go on. The best way to respect the deceased is not to dig up their graves, but to carry on with their legacy and live well."

These words made countless young men and women watching the live stream fall into deep thought.

The live stream's popularity is still skyrocketing.

Sixty million, eighty million, ninety million...

Finally, after an hour of live streaming, the online viewer counter surpassed that alarming number—

One hundred million.

The entire Chinese internet was shaken at that moment.

A policeman with no special talents, no jokes, and who simply sat there explaining the law, actually created a miracle in the history of live streaming!

"Alright, it's almost time."

Lu Jingyan glanced at his watch, preparing to end this "unexpected" top-tier journey.

【Ding! 】

Just then, the system notification sounded in my mind again, carrying an unprecedented solemnity and grandeur.

[The host has been detected to have greatly popularized legal knowledge and guided correct social values ​​through a new medium (live streaming). The accumulated positive energy value has reached an all-time high!]

[Special reward mechanism triggered!]

[Rewards being processed...]

[Congratulations, host! Your actions have made an outstanding contribution to correcting the world's worldview!]

The "Light of Righteousness" system version 3.0 upgrade is complete!

Lu Jingyan felt an information flow, larger than ever before, flooding into his mind.

It wasn't just an improvement in skills, it was more like... unlocking a kind of privilege.

If he was just a "player" with a cheat code before, now he seems to have become one of the "GMs" of this world.

He could feel more clearly the "evil" and "justice" flowing through every inch of this city.

[A new system feature has been unlocked – "Crime Radar (Map Version)"!]

[Function Description: The host can view crime hotspots in a designated area in real time on any electronic map. The denser and darker the red dots, the more rampant the criminal activity in that area.]

Lu Jingyan's mind raced.

The tablet in front of him, which was playing a live-streaming video, suddenly switched to a huge electronic map of Jinghai City.

On the map, most areas are a healthy green, with a few scattered yellow dots flashing occasionally, representing petty theft and other security incidents.

This shows that, after his "rectification" during this period, the public security situation in Jinghai City has improved to an all-time high.

Lu Jingyan nodded with satisfaction.

However, the next second.

His smile froze on his face.

On the east side of the map, in what should have been a commercial area, a large patch of dense, blood-red dots suddenly appeared!

That red was so deep it was almost purple, so intense it was almost viscous!

Countless alarms representing "robbery," "fighting," "fraud," "drug use," and even "murder" flashed wildly in that area, almost turning the screen blood red.

It felt like Gotham City had suddenly appeared in a model city of public safety.

"What...what the hell is this?"

Su Xiaoxiao also came over, staring at the terrifying red area, her face turning pale with fright. "Is there a system bug? Or... are thousands of people committing crimes in that area at the same time?"

Lu Jingyan remained silent.

He just stared intently at the name of that area.

Jinghai International Convention and Exhibition Center.

He quickly recalled today's schedule in his mind.

"Xiaoxiao, check what events are happening at the convention center today?"

"Let me see..."

Su Xiaoxiao operated the computer quickly, and a few seconds later, she looked up with an extremely strange expression on her face.

"Captain Lu... over there... over there they're holding the first 'Global Internet Celebrity Festival' in Jinghai City today."

"It's said that all of the top 1,000 internet celebrities in the entire network participated."

Lu Jingyan looked at the area on the map that seemed to be burning with sin, and then at the words "Internet Celebrity Festival".

He was silent.

After a long while, he slowly uttered a sentence that sent chills down Su Xiaoxiao's spine.

"The area within a ten-mile radius is covered in red dots."

"This city... is probably beyond saving."

"No, it's these internet celebrities who are hopeless."

He picked up the walkie-talkie on the table, his eyes as cold as ice.

"Zhao Tiezhu, blow the whistle, everyone assemble."

"There's a big case."